Attorney Mark A. Lienhoop

    E-mail: MALienhoop@nlkj.com

                  Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana

 

 

MARK A. LIENHOOP, Partner.

Mark has practiced with Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP since 1983.  He has been a managing partner since 1997.  The majority of his practice involves personal injury claims.  He has published about a dozen professional articles.  Mark was on the Board of Directors of the over 700 member Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana from 1995-2001.  In 2002 he was accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, whose membership is by invitation only.  His peers voted him as being in the top 5% of all attorneys in Indiana in 2004, 2005, & 2006.   In 2006 he was accepted into membership in the International Association of Defense Counsel, whose membership is by invitation only.   In 2007 he was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America.   Mark is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review, a peer reviewed publication.   He also currently serves as the 2d District Council member for the Litigation Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. 

Mark was born in Columbus, Indiana on September 19, 1956.

BAR ADMISSIONS: Admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana, Illinois, and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 

EDUCATION: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Honorable Robert H. Staton, Court of Appeals of Indiana, 1981-1983.

MEMBER: American Bar Association and La Porte County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Board of Directors, 1995-2001); American Board of Trial Advocates;  "Indiana Super Lawyers" 2004, 2005, 2006, www.superlawyers.com; International Association of Defense Counsel, 2006 www.iadclaw.org.

FELLOW: Indiana Bar Foundation. 

JURY TRIAL & APPEAL EXPERIENCE:  Death and severe injury claims involving health care, motor vehicles, products, falls, and determining insurance coverage.

PUBLISHED WORKS:

Contributing author to Indiana Annotations to the Evidence Workshop Handbook, Professional Education Systems Inc., and annual seminar presenter re same, 1992 to the present.

Surgeons Knocked Out for the Count, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 17, No. 8 June 28-July, 11, 2006.

Standard of Care, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Medical Malpractice Seminar, author and presenter, June 21, 2006.

Review of:  Determining Damages:  The Psychology of Jury Awards, Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 2004, p. 125.

When are Damages Recoverable in a Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Claim Brought by the Patient's "Representative?", published as Do Wrongful Death Statutes Bind Courts?, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 23, January 29-February 11, 2003.

An Introduction to Defending Depositions: Law and Preparation, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, "Planning Your First Civil Litigation" seminar, author and presenter, July 19, 2001.

Would a Summary of Civil Evidence Rules be Helpful? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol.11, No. 23, January 31-February 12, 2001, p. 4

Whether to Proceed or Not with an Adverse Panel Opinion, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Medical Malpractice Seminar, author and presenter, November 15, 2000.

Tort Law Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indiana State Bar Association annual meeting, co-author/presenter with Lynette Gray, October 27, 2000.

Putting Right Values on Claims, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 26, March 29-April 11, 2000, p. 4.

How do you Pick the Right Jury? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 21, January 19-February 1, 2000, p. 21.

When do Judgments Bind an Insurer Denying Coverage? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 4, May 26 - June 8, 1999, p. 4.

What is Really Covered by the Attorney-Client Privilege? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 24, March 3 - 16, 1999, p. 4.

Does the ADA Prevent Exclusion of a Plaintiff from the Liability Phase of a Bifurcated Trial? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 9, August 19, 1998 - September 1, 1998, p. 4.

When Is a Deposition Errata Sheet Improper?, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 8, June 25 - July 8, 1997, p. 4.

Introduction to Motion Practice, as a Section of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana "Rookie" Seminar, oral presentation of written materials given April 4, 1997 March 26, 1999, April 20, 2001.

When Is It Proper To Object In a Deposition Or To Instruct a Witness Not to Answer?, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol.7, No. 11, Sept. 4-17, 1996, p. 23.

Stopping Excessive Deposition Witness Fees, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol.5, No. 22, February 8-21, 1995, p. 4.

Repressed Memory and the Personal Injury Statute of Limitations, The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 6, July 13-26, 1994, p. 25.

Medical Malpractice Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Tort Law Update, author and presenter, Indiana Bar Association Spring Meeting, 1994

Repressed Memory and the New Tort Statute of Limitations, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Tort Law Update, author and presenter, Indiana Bar Association Spring Meeting, 1994

When Should Adult Civil Litigants Be Publicly Anonymous? The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 4, No. 17, December 1-14, 1993 at p. 23.